I was up there as part of a group of five Saturday. That looks like the West Ridge entrance gully, however, and we were well beyond that by the time the sun hit it. Another large group (also 5 folks) started very late; I think they mentioned being from Meetup.com. It's probably them. What time did you take this? Either way, cool shot and thanks for sharing.

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"There have been joys too great to describe in words, and there have been griefs upon which I cannot dare to dwell; and with those in mind I say, 'Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end.'" - Edward Whymper

2. I that the proper way for a group to go up it? They seem close to me. If the lead person to falls he can take the followers with him.

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While it looks pretty steep from that angle, and probably is close to 40 in spots, a fall in that couloir would be pretty easy to stop right now since the snow surface is rough and not too slick. Here's a shot from the day before:

Yes, in days prior to this shot, climbers had been glissading that couloir. Not sure that was a good idea, though.

BillMiddlebrook wrote:Yes, in days prior to this shot, climbers had been glissading that couloir. Not sure that was a good idea, though.

When we climbed our whole group glissaded this Col from just about the top and I didn't think it was that much worse than glissading from the Grays/Torreys Saddle....Then again, I love me a good glissade

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“There are two kinds of climbers: those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest.” - Alex Lowe

"There have been joys too great to describe in words, and there have been griefs upon which I cannot dare to dwell; and with those in mind I say, 'Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end.'" - Edward Whymper

Oh Keith! While I was skiing down that slope that you glissaded, I remembered how fast you rocketed down that thing. I think you would have beat me to the bottom! Of course, I was enjoying myself and the good corn snow with my skis.

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